Where does “limfagyslė” come from?

limfagyslė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gysla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

limfagyslė (Lithuanian): lymph vessel

Definitions

  1. lymph vessel

Ancestry of “limfagyslė”, step by step

limfagyslė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian gysla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangyslavein; thread; nerve
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀ(s)lāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring

via Lithuanian lìmfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianlìmfalymph
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ →Every word from Lithuanian gysla →